Vocab 2 Part 2 Environments & Survival

Front

Function meaning?

Back

What something can do.

Answer explanation

The top surface of your tooth is the hardest part of your body!

Front

Educated guess based on observation & prior knowledge.

Back

inference

Front

Identify the picture of a hungry wolf.

Back

Front

Inference: Yellow snails are eaten more than banded snails.

Back

Answer explanation

Grove snails can lay between 30-50 eggs!

Front

Non-adaptive means harder for an organism to survive. Which color snail is non-adaptive?

Back

yellow

Answer explanation

Yellow is used for traffic caution signs because it is so bright and easy to see!

Front

Animal less likely to survive due to non-adaptive traits?

Back

Answer explanation

An organism without color resulting in white fur or skin and pick or red eyes is called an albino.

Front

Structure is...

Back

how something is shaped and what it is made out of.

Answer explanation

The Guinness World Record for the tallest Lego tower measured 114 feet 11 inches tall!

Front

Best bird beak structure for catching fish?

Back

Answer explanation

The earliest pelican fossil on record is 30 million years old!

Front

Observable characteristic of an organism, like color or size.

Back

trait

Answer explanation

There is a variation of 6 traits that we can inherit for eye color: brown, blue, hazel, amber, gray and green. Only 2 % of the people in the world have green eyes.

Front

Picture showing survival

Back

Answer explanation

Animals that hibernate can survive winter's freezing temperatures and lack of food.